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Truman had replaced FDR and Atlee replaced Churchill. The Big 3 agreed upon war crimes trials for former Axis leaders and demanded Japan surrender.
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What was the Potsdam Conference?
100
She wrote the Feminine Mystique criticizing the traditional housewife.
Who was Betty Friedan?
100
Plagued the American economy during the early Postwar period with higher prices.
What was Inflation?
100
President Truman's postwar domestic agenda.
What was the Fair Deal?
100
Landmark court case that ended segregation of schools.
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
200
Hysteria generated by Sen. McCarthy and his supporters concerning communists in the US Govt.
What was McCarthyism?
200
His Long Telegram in the US State Dept. led to the adoption of the Containment Policy.
Who was George Kennan?
200
Newest highway system linking most major American cities.
What was the Interstate HWY System?
200
Eisenhower's bipartisan approach in dealing with domestic and international issues.
What was the Eisenhower Consensus?
200
Social movement that challenged traditional ideas of American society in the 1960s and 70s.
What was the Counterculture Movt.?
300
Largest civil rights demonstration in American history. MLK delivered his famous "I have a Dream" speech.
What was the March on Washington?
300
French president that favored a strong nationalistic policy that tested the NATO alliance.
Who was Charles De Gaulle?
300
LBJ's domestic program that fought hunger, unemployment and aided education.
What was the War on Poverty?
300
He won the 1960 Presidential Election by a plurality of the popular vote later assassinated.
Who was JFK?
300
Federal law that prohibited voter discrimination.
What was the Voting Rights Act?
400
Launch of Sputnik I by the Soviets started this new Cold War rivalry.
What was the Space Race?
400
New Soviet leader that favored De-Stalinization policy and met with western leaders.
Who was Khrushchev?
400
Type of wages that reflect the purchasing power for consumers.
What are Real Wages?
400
This war contributed to ending the draft and lowering the voting age.
What was the Vietnam War?
400
National organization that supported feminism and expanding rights.
What is NOW (National Organization for Women)?
500
JFK and Nixon agreed to face each other in a televised series before the American voters.
What was the 1960 Presidential Debate?
500
He commanded the UN forces in Korea until President Truman fired him.
Who was Gen. MacArthur?
500
Region that attracted migration, new businesses and helped elect at least 5 US presidents.
What is the Sunbelt?
500
This federal law enforcement agency often spied on domestic opponents.
What was the FBI?
500
Ended discrimination for employment and all public accommodations.
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What was the Civil Rights Act?